shiplap
Americannoun
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an overlapping joint, as a rabbet, between two boards joined edge to edge.
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boarding joined with such overlapping joints.
Etymology
Origin of shiplap
Example Sentences
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The back wall of the living room was lined with baby blue shiplap that Adams couldn’t stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Discovery, and the shiplap is on the wall.
From The Verge ● Aug. 4, 2022
The world domination of Joanna Gaines, the queen of shiplap, continued.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2021
Leggett says that although shiplap can add texture while still being fairly minimalist, it should be used sparingly unless it is in a period home.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2019
I used to help her cross her fingers like shiplap.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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